Aditi,Jason,set pool on fire

However,Vinit Mane,who had won three golds and a bronze in the sub-junior nationals at Rajkot recently,went one better with a haul of six golds,including record-breaking 50m freestyle.

The performances of Aditi,Jason and Vinit overshadowed the impressive performances of Aryan Makhija (4 golds),NSCI’s Vedant Khandeparkar (2 golds,1 silver),Arman Sikka (3 golds,2 bronze),Ronak Sawant (3 golds. 1 silver),Mustkan Tolani (2 golds,3 silver),Kiara Bangera (4 golds) and Aakanksha Vora ( 4 golds).

The diving event,which was introduced for the first time,saw Simran Rajani and Ilaria Sarup winning the girls under-15 and under-13 events respectively,while P M Hindu Bath’s Sayali Mahadik emerged best in the under-17 event. In the boys section,P M Hindu Bath’s Manan Vasant and Varun Purandare won the under-17 and under-15 events while CSMSS’s Satvik Gerri took the honours in the under-13 category.

Final results of the Diving events:

Girls U-13: 1. Ilaria Sarup (Otters) -42.50 pts; 2. Arya Parmar (PMHB)- 37 pts; 3. Sanskruti Chourasia – 28 pts. U-15: 1. Simran Rajanai (Otters) – 53.50 pts.,2. Veda Patel (Otters) – 49 pts; 3. Ivana Pinto (Otters) – 37 pts. U-17: 1. Sayali Mahadik (PMHB) – 47 pts; 2. Yashka Sheth (PMHB) – 36 pts.,3. Zaara Arsiwala (Otters) – 36 pts. Boys U-13: 1. Satvik Gerri (CSMSS) – 38 pts; 2. Sahil Kudtarkar (PMHB)-47 pts; 3. Yashratna Surana (PMHB) & Anuj Shah (CSMSS) – 46 pts. U-15: Varun Purandare (PMHB) – 28 pts. U-17: 1. Manan Vasant (PMHB) – 38 pts; 2. Jainam Ranawat (CSMSS) – 46.50; 3. Om Desai (PMHB) – 45.50 pts.

Islam Gym enter final

Hosts Islam Gymkhana entered the finals of the 66th Salarjung Invitation Cricket Tournament,beating Police Gymkhana at the Islam Gymkhana ground.In the semifinals,Islam Gymkhna posted a target of 271 runs with Krishna Chawda and Prakash Patil scoring 84 and 47 respectively. Chasing the target,Police Gymkhana were bundled out for 249 with Samad Akhtar and Vikas Sharma picking 3 wickets each.

Brief Scores

Islam Gymkhana 270-9 (Krishna Chawda 84,Prakash Patil 47 beat Police Gymkhana 249 (Gopal Tele 53 n.o,Rajesh Tandel 46,Samad Akhtar 3 for 30,Vikas Sharma 3 for 35)